Family Events

Vision

Create an opportunity for our members and their families to come together as a community for a special event.

Mission

The mission of our family events is to provide a safe and inclusive environment for our members and their families to come together to celebrate, honor traditions, and participate in activities; to strengthen our FC and greater community, as well as our friendships within the FC community. These events include….

Values

Family, Community, Inclusion, Tradition, Fun, Friendship

Program Philosophy

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to come together in a safe space to build connections to honor traditions, and to celebrate with family and friends.

Program Goals

To bring together the greater FC community
To build and strengthen our community
To celebrate with family and friends
To recognize and honor traditions
Fun and friendship

Who Can Participate

All Friendship Circle members and their families can participate in our family events.

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Recent blog posts

Commemorate the Future?!

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY Tonight begins the last days of Passover. These are days that commemorate the splitting of the Sea of Reeds (being approximately a week after the Jewish people were freed) as well as celebrate — strangely, in anticipation of—the future Redemption. Much is discussed about what “the Redemption” means and people tend to have… Read More

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Weekly Roundup: April 18, 2025

JOY Program Passover 2025 On Tuesday, April 8 the Friendship Circle partnered with the Branch and Merakey for an in-person gathering focused on Passover. The goal of JOY Programming is to bring together adult members of the community to celebrate Jewish holidays together. During this program, residents of Merakey learned about the meaning of Passover from Rabbi Mordy and enjoyed… Read More

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Happy Passover

A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT BY RABBI MORDY While we technically start the holiday of Passover tomorrow night, this Shabbos, known as “Shabbat Hagadol,” the Great Shabbos, leads us right into the holiday. Because it’s a busy day, I’ll try to be as brief as possible. Passover celebrates the Jewish people’s liberation from Egypt. The Hebrew word from Egypt is “Mitzrayim,” which,… Read More

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